Avengers: Endgame
avenger : Endgamedirectors Joe and Anthony Russo reveal that Robert Downey Jr. ab initio did n’t want to say Tony Stark ’s terminal line in the cinema . Kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with director Jon Favreau in 2008’sIron Man , Downey has played the role 10 time over the course of 11 years , with his final carrying out ably in the late Marvel blockbuster that cap off the 22 - film spark that the franchise has been tread . Stark ’s superhero journeying ended with the heroic act of sacrifice his own life in central of the defeat of Thanos and the assurance of the universe ’s futurity . And in honor of the legacy that the reference is depart behind , they ’ve peppered subtle recall from his other adventures throughout the film - from Happy ( Favreau ) and Morgan ’s ( Lexi Rabe)cheeseburger conversationto the restoration of his original arc nuclear reactor duringhis funeral . But arguably the film ’s best one get along during Stark ’s concluding stand against the Mad Titan .
Having succeeded in unwrap The Decimation , the Avengers continue to crusade Thanos who threatens to combust the universe down if given another chance to wield the gauntlet . But just when everyone thought that he ’s go to successfully do another cinch , it ’s revealed that Stark was able-bodied to kidnap off the Stone and engraft it on his own gantlet . Without any hesitation , he fall into place his finger’s breadth , dust off the sore Titan and all of his minions , but before that , he said:“I am Iron Man”- a response to Thanos previously declaring:“I am inevitable . “It was the perfect line for Stark just as he was gearing up to die as it ’s in reference to the last scene in Iron Man where he came clear about his superhero individuality . But apparently , Downey did n’t desire to give up it in the first place .
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Speaking withCinemaBlend ’s ReelBlend , Joe Russo details how Downey told them that he did n’t want to say that pedigree because"it ’s hard . “It was only untilEndgameproducer Joel Silver , who has worked with the worker out of doors of the MCU in theSherlock Holmes , Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows(and alsoSherlock Holmes 3 ) , as well asKiss Kiss Bangchimed in the conversation and persuaded him .
It ’s an interesting story . I had dinner party with [ Robert Downey Jr. ] like two hebdomad before we were supposed to shoot it . And he was like , ‘ I do n’t know . I do n’t really want to go back and get into that worked up United States Department of State . It ’ll take … it ’s hard . ’ And dementedly enough , Joel Silver , the manufacturer , was at the dinner . He ’s an old chum of Robert ’s . And Joel jumps in and he ’s like , ‘ Robert , what are you talking about ? That ’s the slap-up line I ’ve ever get word ! You got ta say this line ! You have to do this ! ’ So give thanks God that Joel Silver was at dinner party , because he help us speak Robert into doing that production line .
As previously reported , the view with Downey saying"I am Iron Man"wasa last minute reshootand was filmed shortly after the actor was convinced to finally do the part . And if it was n’t emotional enough to take his MCU final scene with a lineal callback to his first picnic as Tony Stark , they did additional work at a stage in Raleigh Studio in Los Angeles which is adjacent to the stage that he try out screened forIron Manmore than a decade ago . Much has been said about how bragging of a risk Kevin Feige and his team had to take in club to get the franchise ’s first film off the ground , and one of their biggest gamble was hiring Downey who was weighed down by his troubled yesteryear . It was Favreau who push for his casting , steadfastly consider that he ’s the perfect guy to get Tony Stark to life and he was not wrong .
It ’s difficult to imagine the MCU without Downey and Tony Stark in it . Iron Man stay to be the poster son of the creation and while ’s he ’s no longer around afterAvengers : Endgame , he ’ll live through with a novel crop of heroes he had a direct link to care Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) as go through in the latestSpider - Man : Far From Hometrailerand Nebula ( Karen Gillan ) . Who know , moving forward , sports fan might also see Morgan don an armor ? But what ’s more interesting to know is how this affects the franchise off - screen . The actor made an effort to foster a playfulness working environment testify by hishosted lunchesmaking him their loss leader , something that everyone ’s hoping to continue even him no longer around .
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